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except he is playing left. ichiro/diaz is playing right. plus gardner offers no pwoere at all. we are going to have one of the softest hitting out fields next year. we had 2 outfield holes coming into the offseason, gardner fills only one

except he is playing left. ichiro/diaz is playing right. plus gardner offers no pwoere at all. we are going to have one of the softest hitting out fields next year. we had 2 outfield holes coming into the offseason, gardner fills only one

Here we go again with the "lack of power" argument.

How would you feel if your team only wins games by hitting home runs? When it comes to good pitching in the post season, that will seriously hurt you.

By not signing Swisher, we finally have a flexible spot in our lineup where we can add such a player.

It also makes the team fun to watch. This is what baseball is all about

FUNDAMENTALS

I'm not repeating myself again. Not signing Swisher is the BEST move of the offseason, and maybe of Cashman's tenure as the GM.

thats assuming garnder is fine after an inujury that kept him otu all of last year and that a 39 year old ichiro doesnt play like a 39 year old. this lineup is going to be weak with or without swisher next year, but my point was simple. anyone not names hamilton was a donwgrade from swisher that was available this year. we did not get either, we downgraded, simple as that

thats assuming garnder is fine after an inujury that kept him otu all of last year and that a 39 year old ichiro doesnt play like a 39 year old. this lineup is going to be weak with or without swisher next year, but my point was simple. anyone not names hamilton was a donwgrade from swisher that was available this year. we did not get either, we downgraded, simple as that

swisher will have a swisher year , maybe less RBIS but he will have a productive year as hes had all his career. Ichiro is older and will follow his decline, he had a short hot streak in NY and that apparently was enough to convince fans hes still got it even though for a stretch he also didnt do much other than a single every game

really? you do realize ichiro sucked last year before coming to the yanks right? why do you seem so sure he will not revert back tot hat at his age? it's possible his yankee time was a hot streak and he could be terrible again

swisher will have a swisher year , maybe less RBIS but he will have a productive year as hes had all his career. Ichiro is older and will follow his decline, he had a short hot streak in NY and that apparently was enough to convince fans hes still got it even though for a stretch he also didnt do much other than a single every game

I guess we will win with a single a game now

what was Swisher before he came here? A 211 hitter just barley hanging on to making a team and the Yanks took a chance.......... Cleveland's Lineup isn't that good which means Swisher's smile will be a big frown

swisher will have a swisher year , maybe less RBIS but he will have a productive year as hes had all his career. Ichiro is older and will follow his decline, he had a short hot streak in NY and that apparently was enough to convince fans hes still got it even though for a stretch he also didnt do much other than a single every game

swisher will have a swisher year , maybe less RBIS but he will have a productive year as hes had all his career. Ichiro is older and will follow his decline, he had a short hot streak in NY and that apparently was enough to convince fans hes still got it even though for a stretch he also didnt do much other than a single every game

I guess we will win with a single a game now

Originally Posted by Pinstripe power

really? you do realize ichiro sucked last year before coming to the yanks right? why do you seem so sure he will not revert back tot hat at his age? it's possible his yankee time was a hot streak and he could be terrible again

say what you want, it was certianly a downgrade

We have different viewpoints. I'm not trying to say Ichiro will put up better numbers than Swisher. I mean, it's not a guarantee Swisher will, but I'm still not arguing that.

I'm simply trying to say our lineup is less one-dimensional with Swisher. And it is. And it will be proven successful, especially in the post season.